Hi everybody
I bought 2 Academy 1/48 kits today: an F4U Corsair and a Messerschmidt Bf109G-14. Has anybody built these and what were they like?
[8-]Hi Avgass
If your G-14 is like mine it is a G-6 with a sprue for the taller tail. I have tried building two of these kits, one of which was the Academy rebox and both gave dire fit problems with the fuselage/tail join involing lots of filler and sanding. Personaly I would build this kit as a G variant that dosn`t involve surgery or if you must then remember that old adage measure twice and cut once (or in this case measure twice and recheck three or four times).
Check the forum, a guy called Pheonix is doing an excellent photo build with this kit that may help with some of the problems.
Regards Gary[8-]
Thanks Gary
I think you may be right (keep it as a G6), Im not skilled enough yet for surgery.
will look out for Phoenixs work.
I believe these are both reboxes of Hobbycraft molds. I built the F4U awhile back and it turned out nice. I know there are complaints about the wing flaps, but I had no issues with those. If you have some experience under your belt and plan a stright out of box build, you should be fine. Post your work in progress or when they are done.
Finally a (near) complete model…
This is a landmark build for me as it’s the first time I am: Filling/sanding/airbrushing/paintchipping/weathering.
I must say that so far I am pretty happy with it (but those Academy decals…[xx(] ) and thanks to all at finescale forums who provide such valuable tips/tricks and general info. Man, the internet is a wonderful tool and you guys are an inspiration! It’s not perfect by any means but is a vast improvement on my builds as a kid. I guess it’s a matter of what is an acceptable finish and you guys with your supermodels have certainly raised the bar in my mind.
That being said, constructive crits and tips are welcome (and necessary!)
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